Moroccan lemon exports to the United Kingdom have set a new record. In the 2024/25 marketing year, Morocco shipped 1,200 tons of lemons to the UK, valued at USD 920,000 (8.5 million dirhams), a volume that exceeds the country's total lemon exports (...)
Marine Le Pen, the former leader of the National Rally, was notably absent from her trial hearing on charges of «public insult based on origin, ethnicity, nation, race, or religion». The session unfolded last Monday in the seventeenth chamber of the (...)
Despite stepping back from the Spanish political scene after a significant defeat in the spring of 2021, when he failed to clinch the presidency of the Madrid region, former Podemos secretary-general Pablo Iglesias remains a vocal advocate for the (...)
The Sahara issue remains one of the longest-running regional conflicts. Initially, the UN sought to resolve it through a self-determination referendum, but after nine years, the plan proved impractical, leading to new proposals, first the Framework (...)
Zahoua Raji has never felt as deeply connected to any world as she does to that of her parents, who come from the medina of Casablanca. Before turning to filmmaking, the Brussels native traveled the world with her camera. Whether documenting social (...)
In a landmark address following the UN Security Council's new resolution on the Sahara, King Mohammed VI hailed it as a pivotal moment in Moroccan history, coinciding with the nation's celebrations of the Green March and Independence anniversaries. (...)
At the behest of Conservative Lord Godson, the House of Lords convened a debate on Monday, October 27, to scrutinize the alleged connections between the Polisario Front and Iran.
«To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (...)
As the United Nations Security Council prepares to adopt a new resolution on the Sahara issue, Nasser Bourita is intensifying his diplomatic efforts at the highest levels.
After recent discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in (...)
As diplomatic maneuvering intensifies ahead of the upcoming United Nations Security Council vote on a new resolution concerning the Western Sahara issue, Algeria has begun signaling that it may abstain if the text includes any reference to Morocco's (...)
Following last year's setback, the Polisario Front has succeeded in reactivating its friendship group within the European Parliament. The group, formally established on Wednesday in Strasbourg, will be chaired by Austrian Socialist MEP Andreas (...)
With the imminent appointment of Duke Buchan as the new U.S. ambassador to Rabat, Washington is preparing to «open a consulate in Dakhla, in the Moroccan Sahara», according to Massad Boulos, Special Advisor to former President Donald Trump for (...)
The United States has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council supporting Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, increasing pressure on the Polisario Front and Algeria to resume negotiations. While the text is backed by Western (...)
Algeria stands resolutely against the initiatives spearheaded by three permanent members of the UN Security Council, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom, which aim to implement a political resolution based on Morocco's autonomy plan (...)
On Thursday, October 9, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin held talks with Morocco's ambassador to Moscow, Lotfi Bouchaara, with the issue of Western Sahara at the center of their discussion.
According to a statement from the Russian (...)
The United Kingdom has aligned with the United States and France to endorse a UN Security Council resolution supporting Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, bolstering the 2007 proposal's credibility, Africa Intelligence reports. Meanwhile, (...)
It's the light at the end of the tunnel for the European Commission's process of revising agreements with Morocco. On the question of products from Western Sahara, the Twenty-Seven are on the verge of conceding to the Kingdom's terms. Here's (...)
During a press briefing on Friday in New York, Nasser Bourita, Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Living Abroad, highlighted the significant boost to international support for Morocco's autonomy plan and (...)
The General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) has appointed Ali Belhaj, President of Hippone Holding, as head of the Morocco–UK Business Council. The decision was made at the board meeting on September 15, CGEM announced in a press (...)
Le Premier ministre britannique Keir Starmer a annoncé, dimanche, que son pays reconnait officiellement l'État de Palestine.
« Aujourd'hui, pour raviver l'espoir de paix pour les Palestiniens et les Israéliens, et une solution à deux États, le (...)
Morocco has established a new seasonal record for tomato exports, shipping 745,000 tons during the 2024/25 season and generating nearly $1.2 billion in revenue. This represents an 8.3% increase over the previous season.
According to EastFruit, data (...)
The American think tank Atlantic Council has published a collection of essays marking five years of the Abraham Accords. In Morocco's case, the essay contends that Rabat's 2020 normalization with Israel was «a calculated move to position Morocco as (...)
The Polisario Front is no longer demanding a referendum, independence, or the implementation of the settlement plan drafted nearly four decades ago by the UN and the Organization of African Unity. Instead, it now advocates for a «mutually acceptable (...)
After nearly two years on the international festival circuit, where it won 39 awards and special mentions, Moroccan-British director Elias Suhail is set to release his first short film online. Beneath a Mother's Feet has been widely praised by (...)
Morocco achieved a historic milestone in sweet corn exports during the 2024/25 marketing year, shipping 21,800 tonnes of fresh sweet corn and generating over $20 million in revenue. The figures represent a 28% increase compared to the previous year (...)
Morocco has achieved a new seasonal record in raspberry exports. In the 2024/25 season (July–June), the country exported 64,400 tons of fresh raspberries, generating $487 million in revenue. This represents a 13.8% increase over the previous season (...)